Greatest Weekend EVER

This past weekend was the all female celebration of my upcoming nuptials--the highly anticipated bachelorette party. It was a weekend affair that started Friday night with the ultimate male entertainment--John Mayer. Seeing a JM show could not be more fitting for my "last night of freedom." The show went to an extreme level when he came out for the encore without his shirt on! He was better than any stripper. Jen is a lucky girl. The only thing that could have made it even better would have been a shout-out from John. I like to think it would be something like, "This song goes out to a super sexy bachelorette out in the crowd tonight. Annie, I wish I could have snagged you up before Ryley did. You are one hell of a woman." Riiiiight...

The party kept rolling into Satuday and the theme was sexy safari and we were on the hunt! The party started at my hostess-with-the-mostess maid of honor's apartment for appetizers and gifts that also featured flawlessly directed entertainment by one of my bridesmaids. From there we boarded the party trolley that escorted all the sexy safarians to Chicago monuments where we would take group pictures. Tourists would take pictures of us too. They must have thought we were celebrities. That's how good we looked. One of the highlights for me was riding the trolley down Michigan Avenue hanging out the windows screaming at the onlookers. Typing it out now doesn't seem as cool as it was, but trust me--it was the bomb-diggity.


Of course the night would not be complete without hitting up the bars and dancing the night away, but before that, Anniepalooza continued with a scavenger hunt with people (man with a hairy chest), things (tampon), and dares (arm wrestle a large man) to be located or completed. One of the girls took the dare "make out with a stranger" very seriously and racked up some major points. Fun was had by all.

The morning left me with a headache, sore feet, and an overwhelming sense of love. To have all my best girlfriends make the trip to celebrate, reminded me of how fortunate I am to have them in my life. I'm happy to say none of them had to hold my hair back when the evening's libations resurfaced, but I know any of them would.